my dad was completely irreverent to the “facades” and pretentiousness of many’s lives. and sometimes he was simply completely irreverent, lol! he could thumb his nose at ‘most anything, and often did. not always to the best of responses, but hey, it seemed to roll off...

I started collecting memories this morning while giving the garden a quick water with jax boy waiting patiently for his walk… I found it astonishing to realize how much fireworks and the Fourth of July have played a part in my growing up. Most recently,...

I discovered today thru a personal experiment that Facebook is not a very curious platform. I PRIZE curiosity and believe it to be one of the wellsprings of growth. When i discover something new, i turn to my digital (and physical) resources and then post on the same,...

i was lusting after this new sharpie pen that a friend had. after a couple unlucky attempts at the usual stores, i even looked it up online but didn’t want to wait for delivery. i noticed that it could also be purchased at walmart. ugh. not one of my choices for...

opening the wrapper on a new meditation calendar for 2016, i caught myself. there i was, hanging those new dreams on my wall, while hoping that jax would make it through to the end of next year, next christmas will i still be blessed with him in my life? then,...

oh my, what an interesting day… did anyone happen to catch the christmas moon tonight? last night we had some fog and the moon had the most beautiful rings around it. tonight (and today) was unexpectedly clear and the moon was big and so bright! here in southern...